Hello, Ok...I have a win2k server, and a win2k client(someday, hopefully). What does it mean when I can't ping the server from the client. I have DHCP, DNS, Active directory all set up. I added the user to active directory. The client can't connect or ping the server. It gets an IP address that's not even in my scope. I've installed server 3 times and cannot get it to work?! They're connected through a small 5 port hub. No internet...I just want the client to be able to log on to the server. I even set up routing and ras on a recomendation from a friend of mine and still nothing? I was having problems with a win98 client, so I thought win2k would be easier, but it doesn't work?!?! Thanks for any help. I did ipconfig /all and here is what I got: Client ------- Windows 2000 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : thisone Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-B8-8B-55 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.45.17 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : ----------------------- Server ------ Windows 2000 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server1 Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : server.com Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : NO DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-6d-1f-c2-68 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.1.1 Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . .. . . : 255.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.1.1 someone has indicated that The 169.254.xxx.xxx address the client machine is getting indicates that your DHCP server is not working. so how do i proceed from here to get connected to the web???

The 169.x.x.x ip address means that there is no connection physically. Try another cable and another port in the hub.

Make sure if going through a hub that you are using a straight through cable and not a cross over.

Also, read my replies to your previous post on this problem.